The Political Junkie offers an outside-looking- in view of the US. Each day, we will highlight news and opinion pieces from around the world that are focused on US politics and policy. Agree or disagree with the opinions you will read but take a few minutes to see yourselves as others see you.

A conservative's view: Why the US right wing believes the unbelieveable--through the alternate reality promoted by Fox News

The Fox News Wink: Is Obama "Gay"? or "Gay Gay"?

It's very important to understand that for Fox viewers, Fox is only the most visible part
of a vast alternative reality. Fox's coverage of the news cannot be
properly understood in isolation, but only in conjunction with the rest
of that system—and especially the chain emails that do so much to shape
the worldview of Fox viewers.

You cannot "get" Gutfeld's joke unless you "get" that a large part of his audience ardently believes that Obama is
in fact gay, that his marriage is a sham, and that Mrs. Obama leads a
life of Marie Antoinette like extravagance to compensate her for her
husband's neglect while he disports himself with his personal aides.